Shadows of Destiny

05 Coming Out ~Tamia~

Another month passed, and things got worse between Leo and me.

He never spent time with me anymore and seemed to have miraculously moved out of our bedroom.

I saw it all coming, yet it bothered me.

He took her along to functions he was invited to and told me to mind the pack.

I was working on my exit, so I kept telling myself it would only take a little longer.

I would often stare at my neck where his mark rested and want to clean it off.

I hated seeing it so much, I always covered the area.

My tears had run dry.

Some lunas reached out to me to sympathise with me, and others congratulated Amanda; she wasn’t named Luna yet, and I knew why.

Amanda was a medical doctor, and she wasn’t trained for battle.

Naming her Luna would mean she would have to take up all my responsibilities, including leading battles.

I guess her life was too important for that.

I planned on surprising Leo soon.

I was sitting in my office when Leo barged in and began to yell at me.

He was behaving like a madman.

He had never spoken to me in such a manner before.

People were around and had to excuse us, but he had already embarrassed me.

“What is the matter?” “Why did you send men after Amanda?” He asked me, and I frowned at him.

“Answer me!” he yelled, and I shook my head.

“I did not send anyone after Amanda,” I said, and he raised his hand to slap me but stopped and looked at his hand with disbelief.

He looked up at me with misty eyes.

He was ashamed of what he was about to do.

“I have a man in the cell that said you sent him to kill Amanda.

Why will you do that? It isn’t our fault that we are fated.

It isn’t my fault, Tamia.

Why couldn’t you just make it easy for all of us?” He said, and tears streamed down his eyes.

He sat on the chair in my office, bowed his head, and wept.

His words hurt me not because of the accusation but because he said it wasn’t his fault he had found his fate.

I sat down and stared at him numbly.

“I have made it easy, Leo,” I said.

“When last did you speak to me lovingly? When last did we go to a function together other than security meetings? When last did you spend time with me as your wife? When was the last time we slept on the same bed? When was the last time you made love to me?” I asked him, and he looked up at me with swollen eyes.

I knew he was conflicted, but I was the one hurting.

“We have barely spoken in two weeks, and you barge into my office to accuse me of sending goons after your mate.

You didn’t even bother to ask or investigate.” I said, and he looked ashamed.

“You said a prisoner in custody said I sent him to eliminate Amanda.

What proof does he have?” I asked Leo, and he was speechless.

“Anyway.

I didn’t do it.

Someone is trying to frame me, and you should be smart enough to know that I wouldn’t plan this because I never fail,” I said.

“Is that why you decided to go house hunting without telling me? I learnt of all your requests to neighbouring Alphas begging to let you own a property on their lands.

sounding hurt, and I fought the urge to roll

am sure Amanda

moan louder than necessary

wife and Luna

leave,” He said, behaving

have warned all the Alphas that if they give you refuge, they

still my wife, and I

before I let you go, Tamia,” He said

but that was gone the

because I do not feel the same way anymore,” I said, and

talk more at

I barged into your office, and I am sorry

dinner tomorrow evening, and I

know you are still my wife, and I love you

was going to go

and promised to

same situation, but that did not mean

home,” he said and walked

and Amanda was crying

ignored her completely and went to my

but he wasn’t sleeping

surprise, I found

with Amanda, and I Just went to the closet to undress

me when I entered the

him coming

him try the knob on the door, and

he would be sleeping in my

no way he was just doing this to please me; I knew he wanted

I Ignored him.

showering, I dressed up in the bathroom and ensured that the

changed my wardrobe to have more sexually provocative outfits, and now I had

the bathroom and went

he said, sitting at

my home, you stylishly moved out of

Tamia,

to this; I am trying,” He said, sounding

I said, smiling,

and kissed his mark on

“Don’t force it, Leo.

I said, and he sighed and ran his fingers

“You are so distant.

kissing

have to touch me because I

wardrobe,” He teased,

it for you,” I told

Soon he gave up.

let us

and Max,” He said, pleading with me,

will find my fated too, and we can have a

pointed out the selfishness of the matter, and he backed away from

to tell me?” I asked him, knowing he had come

Alpha

to come with

on sitting it

just for you

from Luna Linda, and I plan on honouring it.” I

I changed my mind about taking you there because I do

too many times and has

would have done it in a heartbeat,”

he would have just as

doing the same thing must have made you accept his

be miserable, and she chose

nothing

to find love and affection

it.” I said, coming to Linda’s

He looked bewildered.

you plan on following

I won’t share.

share,” he said, and I

out the

wore my robe and went to

she does not need to cry like a baby, that she will be going to the dinner party with you, and you do not have to sleep with me as compensation,” I said and went

frozen, and I could see him

pointed at